Questions tagged [parent-child-theme]
Magento parent/child infinite theme fallback system is new as of version 1.9.0. The system provides a pathway to set a parent theme to inherit the layout and themes of the parent.
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How to create a Child Theme in Magento 2
I want to modify certain aspects of the out-of-the-box Luma theme but I would like to do it by preserving the original file(s) and also ensuring that whenever I update Magento I preserve my changes as ...
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Is there a local theme layout XML file other than local.xml?
I've built a theme by creating and editing the following file:
frontend/mypackage/default/layout/local.xml
I have a store view "site1", and wish to make exceptions on the default local.xml of "...
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Correct way to Update a Theme's Parent in Magento 2
In Magento 2, you can specify a parent theme in a theme's theme.xml file.
<theme xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Config/...
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Magento 2.2.4 Upgrade issue : Area is already set
I have upgraded to version 2.2.4 from 2.2.3 now I'm getting error when try to save theme seting
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How to add new theme name to grunt CLI command to run grunt tool in Magento 2?
When we clone new theme from existing parent theme in Magento 2. How we can execute less:newThemName command using grunt CLI ?
As well as how grunt watch will look any changes into newly created ...
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Magento2.2.5 Luma child theme not using default_head_blocks.xml in child theme folder
I have a Magento 2.2.5 based multi-store view website. What we want to do is take the Luma theme and create a custom child theme from it. Each store view (we have 3) would use its own child theme of ...
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Magento 2 theme HELP
Not long ago I made my first Magento 2 custom/child theme so that my website
changes won't be erased when I upgrade to another version.
I now want to override some core Magento 2 files that I need ...
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How to create new theme in magento 2 without parent theme delcartion?
What if i don't declare parent theme in theme.xml while creating new theme in magento 2? will the new theme work properly?
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Completely overwrite parent theme layout from the default.xml file of the child theme
I am working on a Magento 2.1.7 shop. To achieve this, I have created a child-theme of Magento Blank.
I am new to Magento unfamiliarized with the complexity of overwriting the parent theme's layout ...
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Magento 2 : Add to Wishlist not Appearing on Product Page
When the store is using custom child theme design, add to wishlist is not appearing on the product page.
When I switch to other theme, it appears.
What could be the reason?
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I realised ...
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Which one of the elements automatically render all it's children in layout (m2)
automatically render all it's children
<layout>
<container>
<block>
<action>
I feel like i've tried several now and they're not working for me. any of them. ugghhhh
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Layout Updates in theme.xml to pick up parent theme's xml
I've created a theme package called hoi with a default theme. In the app/design/frontend/hoi/default/etc/theme.xml I've set a parent theme to be the a theme we purchased called blacknwhite.
This ...
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Rwd Child Theme Copy Sass Partials Or Create New Ones
I want to create an upgrade-safe child theme mypackage/mytheme of the default rwd/default theme.
Magento's RWD dev guide says:
To customize styles for an existing Magento theme, you should edit ...
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Magento 2 Override image problem (static image of parent theme)
Having a parent theme, I have created a child theme. (Magento 2.2)
Parent theme: Mgs/claue
Child theme: Bee/elag
In the web there is a Title of page with a background css:
.page-title-wrapper {
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Magento 2 theme not loading my css files
I am new to Magento theme development. I have gone through the frontend development guide and set up my child theme of the Magento Blank theme. I have done all that the guide says and added my css ...
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Getting Cannot read property 'nodeName' of undefined in magento 2 console
I am getting this error on all of the pages except the HOMEPAGE, i am using a custom theme whose parent theme is LUMA.
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parent and child themes
I have followed the article here, http://alanstorm.com/magento_infinite_fallback_theme_xml and I have it working 99%. There is an odd thing happening that clearing the cache and all the moving around ...
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Using _extend in a grandchild theme
I have a question regarding how Magento 2 Less handles _extend.
According to the documentation http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/frontend-dev-guide/css-guide/css_quick_guide_approach.html I can ...
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Sub-theme not working
I have a theme that I bought and downloaded and followed the instructions to create a sub-theme.
If I edit the core theme files I'm able to achieve what I want but if I replicate it in the child ...
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Magento 2 add new block template file
I am trying to add a new phtml template file (in my child theme) of a custom module (not mine).
Here is the block :
{{block class="Sm\FilterProducts\Block\FilterProducts" template="Sm_FilterProducts:...
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Child-Child-Theme Magento 2.1.3
I am setting up a magento multistore.
I want to have one main child theme with layout and CSS changes, that every site should have.
From this theme my site-specific child themes should inherit.
I ...
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Is it possible Custom theme for desktop and Luma theme for mobile and ipad
Is it possible to use blank or luma theme for mobile and custom theme for desktop in magento2.
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Modifying child block using Custom Layout Update XML
I am currently using a CMS Block to add more details on my product page. I had the following block (product_custom) added inside catalog.xml:
<catalog_product_view translate="label">
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Inheriting CSS in child theme's child theme
I'm relatively new to this, so i hope someone can help me out.
In my store i have a child theme of blank. The changes in this child theme get properly displayed on the store front and everything not ...
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Creating grandchild themes
I'm using ultimo theme for a multi store configuration.
Since I have to update the theme regularly I don't want to make changes to the base files of it.But I've to make some changes which apply to all ...
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Magento 2 custom theme Integration
First I am new to magento development and theme integration. As reading forum on the magento theme, created custom theme folder structure with listed file as below....
Magento\app\design\frontend\...
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What do you do when xml layout isn't enough to position something where you want
According to this article a good theme should have "no .phtml template files, except for those that were modified to support the new theme. (Usually this number will be very small.)"
So in an ideal ...
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Page layouts in Magento 2 -- matching old .phtml files
short of it
I need to dynamically set the htmlClass of a <container> that is defined in the layout file.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
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/**
* Copyright © 2015 Magento. All rights ...
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Declaration of overridden method should be compatible with parent class
This is my custom class:
class Collection extends \Magento\CatalogSearch\Model\ResourceModel\Search\Collection
{
public function _getSelectCountSql($select = null, $resetLeftJoins = true)
{
$...
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How to find the file in getchildhtml('customer') in magento 2
How i find this file and i want to add some fields here
<?php echo $block->getChildHtml('customer_form_register_layout3');?>
i search in
app/design/theme/childtheme/custom module
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Why do I get an exception when trying to append a block to a container in a parent theme?
I'm following an exercise in the ebook 'No-Frills-Magento-2-Layout' by Alan Storm (excellent book so far btw) and am coming across a slight issue for which I am not sure what I am doing wrong.
I am ...
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CDATA in my .xml is creating orphan /> closing tag in <body>
When I made my child theme, I wanted to extend the local.xml of the parent theme, so instead of creating my own local.xml (which would replace the parent one instead of extending it), I created a ...
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How to add custom css file specific to language or store in magento2 [duplicate]
in my project i have 2 store one is for en other is ar_KW , i am creating new locale called ar_KW
when i run magento setup:static-content:deploy ar_KW
it will create a ar_KW folder in pub static ...
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How to change childhtml value twice in Magento
I have a scenario such that the childhtml should be called in two different places of same parent template file and for each childhtml is called it should return a phtml which contains the variable ...
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Magento doesn't detect child theme in different store view
I have a Magento website with one store view (ITALIAN) and a theme with the child theme and everything is working good.
Today I created a second store view (ENGLISH) but this doesn't recognize the ...
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Subtheme not applying to category pages
I recently installed a theme I purchased (called Venedor) on the latest magento ce install. I'd been manually adjusting the css file of the theme until I recently discovered that magento allows for ...
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Best way to override custom theme
I bought a custom theme for my Magento store and want to customize it slightly.
Customizations mean that I will probably update layouts, templates, and other files that are available under app/design/...
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Adding CSS to child themes _extend.less has no effect
I have set up a child theme of Luma and can see it is being loaded by looking at the page source in the browser. I now want to customise the styling of the theme.
I followed the instructions here: ...
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Is it possible to have a child of a child theme in Magento 2
I have a theme installed using Magento 2 and I then have a child theme which I am using to make customisations.
Is it also possible to then create a child them of that child which I can use to make ...
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Magento 2 Luma Theme inherence error 2.2.1 CE
I have a problem when I add a new theme in my new Magento 2.2.1 CE from scratch, and I try to inherent Luma theme. I sow to many examples but nothing work for me. If I put as parent blank work well ...
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No content is displaying on the main content area
My Homepage , Login and Create an Account pages are blank. Only the header, nav menu and footer are showing. Main content area is not showing. However, when accessing CMS about-us page the cms block ...
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Cleaning up a parent theme and creating a child theme.
We are in the process of creating a child theme for a theme that is being used: Ultimo. A number of customisations were made to the parent theme which should have been made to a child theme. We do not ...
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Magento Child Theme Creation Problem
I've a fresh installation of Magento ver 1.9.1.0 on localhost. I'm following this tutorial closely to create a child theme of Magento responsive theme.
I've followed all steps clearly. I've created ...
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Magento 1.9 Minor template update
I've got a question about making an extremely minor change within a .phtml file on 1.9. I've gone through the RWD guide here: http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/ee114-ce19-rwd-dev-...
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layout/default.xml doesn't seem to work in a child theme from Luma
I have created a new child theme from Luma. The admin panel recognizes that it's registered and I have set it up to be used for my store.
One of the things I tried to achieve was changing the logo for ...
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How to override carousel.phtml file in Magento 2 custom theme
I want to override below Page builder Carousel phtml file in my custom theme. Please provide magento standard way for this.
vendor/magento/module-page-builder/view/frontend/templates/catalog/product/...
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magento 2.4.3 Custom theme "Required parameter theme_dir was not passed"
I'm trying to create custom theme in my magento 2.4.3. I m getting error "" have written like this below.
1 exception(s):
Exception #0 (InvalidArgumentException): Required parameter '...
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Magento 2.4 - Build Child Theme parent of theme installed via composer
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I need a tip. I've installed a theme via composer and I need to create a child theme having as parent a theme installed via composer.
path of theme installed via composer: vendor/{vendor}/{theme}/
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Magento2 Content -> Design -> Configuration Tables are empty
I am using Magento-2.3.4 and came to the page to change the theme and I saw only the empty tables.
I looked for answers and they said allow_url_fopen to be on but it is already on.
What should I do ...
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Magento 2 Parent's theme styles are not loading in the child theme
I have create a child theme that extends from magento-luma theme by following the steps below:
app/design/frontend/Company/parent/registration.php
<?php
\Magento\Framework\Component\...
